Snakes

2 German Shepherd Dogs and an Australian Shepherd. The alpha female GSD is the predominant snake killer. It's quite a sight to see. She grabs the snake in the middle and gives it a violent shaking then lets it fly. Checks it out again and repeats the process. Sometimes the head will pop off, if you're anywhere in the vicinity that's a scary thing!

They are really into the whole process, a good thing when I've got to be in snakey areas.

Three or four years ago me and another guy were taking the underpending down around an elderly ladies moblehome because she was going to move. I noticed this yellow stuff on the ground all the way around the home and I asked the lady what it was, and she said it was sulfur. She said about a week before some of her folks saw a copperhead go under the house. She said she got some sulfur and dusted it around the house to kill snakes. I was thinking, yea,right she should have saved that money. Somewhere about the forth or fifth piece of underpending there was the copperhead, about three and a half feet long. Graveyard dead. {you be the judge}

Sulfur might irritate their skin, but not until after they cross the barrier. Then they won't want to cross back over it to leave. The only way I could see sulfur killing a snake is if the snake ate something that ate or was covered in the sulfur.

Given the smell of sulfur, Id rather just mow the lawn.

Guineas don't keep away all snakes. Maybe some baby snakes. I found a 5 foot long rat snake (called cow suckers in these parts) coiled up UNDER my two guineas in their house as they sat on eggs. Their eggs were hatching that night and the snakes were eating eggs and babies as they hatched! The guineas just sat there. I saved about a dozen babies that night and never let them hatch a clutch outdoors again. '
Now guineas might kill baby snakes out in the fields, I haven't seen any snakes at all this year. (But that could be cause I've killed quite a few big snakes over the past few years Take care, Mary.

Guineas don't keep away all snakes. Maybe some baby snakes. I found a 5 foot long rat snake (called cow suckers in these parts) coiled up UNDER my two guineas in their house as they sat on eggs. Their eggs were hatching that night and the snakes were eating eggs and babies as they hatched! The guineas just sat there. I saved about a dozen babies that night and never let them hatch a clutch outdoors again. '
Now guineas might kill baby snakes out in the fields, I haven't seen any snakes at all this year. (But that could be cause I've killed quite a few big snakes over the past few years Take care, Mary.

Mothballs help to repel snakes in closed in areas like house crawlspaces.

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Not true, I have guineas and still have lots of snakes.

Bob

I hate misinformation so I want to clarify something I said here. Everything I stated is correct, however only the Common Kingsnake and the Eastern Kingsnake are black. There are about 30 different snakes that are called Kingsnakes because of their ability to accept venom and taste for poisonous snakes. Just wanted to clear that up.

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Nope Moth Balls dont.. I have put out moth balls all over..I have more snakes this yr than ever

Naps never fail snake repellent

Hi there,
You can find a free ebook here to help with ideas on how to reduce the risk of garden snakes. http://www.sustainable-gardening-tip...repellant.html

I am also going to add that it's my own ebook and website, I don't want anyone thinking I am being covert in any way. We get heaps of snakes here in the garden every summer and it's been a nightmare at times. The main problem is getting rid of the environment snakes find attractive, hence the ebook I hope it may help some people as it is a critical problem for us and many others.

Please accept this recommendation with the spririt it is intended - it is a good book with lots of nice information to help people get more control over their environment - not that we got rid of them totally.
Thanks
Robyn
p.s.
I live in Australia and we get the following snakes on our land - all are capable of killing
* Brown snakes - Pseudechis australis
* Tiger snakes - Notechis scutatus
* Copperhead snakes
* Redbellied black snake
* Whip snake

My Jack Russell is good about killing Snakes.Bad thing is he digs them out.Good on Mice too.

big rockpile

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jrt's are great on small vermin!

I'd sure like to know myself. Got up about a week ago and headed for the bathroom. As I was doing my business I noticed a baby snake in front of me on the bathroom floor. I stopped what I was doing and ran outta the bathroom. I went back a few minutes later with my camera and some kitchen tongs...flung it off the back porch.

Luckily it was just a gopher snake, also called a bull snake here in these parts. Scared the living daylights outta me considering I just moved out to these parts.

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THANKS FOR POSTING WEBSITE Lots of good info there.

We have black and king snakes. We try not to kill them so far I have not seen any poisionous snakes. Have a huge king snake that lives under the house. Have the grandaddy black snake that lives around here somewhere he is about 8' from end to end and about 4" thick in the middle.Biggest snake I have ever seen.I found one in the hen house fat with rat.

I have never heard that Guineas kill snakes, they just make so much noise when they see one, you can kill it or sometimes it scares them off.

We bought our 'farm' as just a piece of raw land, but it had a spring fed creek running right through the center of the property. It was the only water around for quite a way. We saw snakes galore. After we moved the house out, and before we had done much work, I watched 6 snakes, at one time, crawling down to the creek.

Now snakes are one thing that just terrify me. An old black man told me to buy some geese. We did and they did kill the snakes around the house and on the creek nearest the house. They didn't venture far into the woods, but snakes in the woods are OK with me - pretty much.

But I would say geese, if you don't have too many coyotes or neighbor's dogs.

Speaking of Guineas I hear Buckey chickens are killer on rodents maybe snakes too. Anyone know? Do not kill the kingsnakes if your area has poisionous snakes for the kings will make breakfast, lunch and dinner of them for you.

Last summer, after killing 3 copperheads near our barn, we organized a "snake hunt"! This is true. People said we were nuts (and maybe we are) but we had never had the copperhead near house or barn and it seemed like a good idea. We took rakes, guns, shovels, put the dogs and cats up, had adults in front and kids with cameras and off we went. We rolled over every rock, every piece of wood, moved everything that could be moved! We found and killed only 4 but one of those had 2 babies inside. So far we have not found any more - so maybe it worked! Good luck.

Eliminate the reasons for them being there and they won't hang around...